Wang Gen

Wang Gen
given name
Chinese王艮 （初名“银”，王守仁为其改名“艮”）
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Yín
courtesy name
Chinese汝止
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRǔ Zhǐ
posthumous name
Chinese心斎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīn Zhāi

Wang Gen (Wang Ken Chinese: 王艮; pinyin: Wáng Gěn), (20 July 1483 – 2 January 1541) was a Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher who popularized the teachings of Wang Yangming.[1] Wang Gen was the founder of the Taizhou School (simplified Chinese: 泰州学派; traditional Chinese: 泰州學派; pinyin: Tàizhōu xuépài).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bo Mou, ed. (27 Oct 2008). The Routledge History of Chinese Philosophy. Routledge. p. 421. ISBN 9781134249381. Retrieved 3 May 2014.


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